I made some Chernoff faces for every team in baseball.
Large size here - http://www.baycityball.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chernoffteams.png
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Wikipedia on Chernoff faces:
Chernoff faces display multivariate data in the shape of a human face. The individual parts, such as eyes, ears, mouth and nose represent values of the variables by their shape, size, placement and orientation. The idea behind using faces is that humans easily recognize faces and notice small changes without difficulty. Chernoff faces handle each variable differently. Because the features of the faces vary in perceived importance, the way in which variables are mapped to the features should be carefully chosen (eye size and eyebrow-slant have been found important)1
They are more for fun than anything really serious. Be sure to check out the key to find out what statistic relates to what facial trait. Also, the BB% and K% are based on offense and not pitching.
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Dodgers season so far
While you were reading this, Carlos Willoughby just stole second base.
by Lyle on Sep 2, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That looks a lot like my old Serbian neighbor.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Sep 7, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
For some reason I just can’t stop laughing thinking about you working on this.
Stat-Geek Art FTW!
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I’m actually registered to go to an Edward Tufte seminar this fall. I think I’ll print this out and see if I can get a chance to show it to him.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Edward Tufte is pretty badass. That should be awesome!
I think most statisticians / info designers don’t take Chernoff faces too seriously. It’s more of a goofy weird thing, I think. This thing was my Tuesday night, I’m glad I could amuse you!
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Yeah, Mrs. Roger’s actually a big Tufte fan. She always gets some of her team to sign up for his seminars when he comes around and she got me to do the same. Coincidentally, my Tuesday night was throwing her a birthday bash. Sweet 16, of course.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Tufte rules
I think he should be required reading for everyone who does anything even remotely data-graphical.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I find his books to be alternately enlightening and incomprehensible.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
A while ago you posted a link to another designer who does infographics, some of them baseball related. Do you remember who that was, or do you have a link? Thanks.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s funny, I was just typing the message below when you typed this…
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Nevermind
I used this new thing called Google (sp?). So go to their interwebz page and type in what you want to know about, and then an elf waves a magic wand, and then on your screen in the information you want to see. There IS Magic Inside.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t aware of this person until now. Thanks!
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
His website (http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/) is the most madening combination of modern clean web design with 2001 text blocks. Strange.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You blockqutoed the second parenthesi…..
by Missing Barry on Sep 1, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Goddamn I want to slap the smirk off the Yankees face.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
Also, for old time's sake
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/04/01/science/20080401_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
They could be Giants...but not really.
I think it is the BB/K changing the face structure. There should be no variable linked to the nose.
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The Giants look positively AzN
I approve.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Ha! This is great. Nicely done.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Sep 1, 2010 10:32 AM PDT reply actions
The Brewers look stoned.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
The Blue Jays look French.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
You need to update this with McCC posters.
I vote for the following:
Grant being Darth Vader…err…the Braves
Howie The Brewers
jcb9- The Diamondbacks (most rageful looking)
GRM-Dodgers
OCG- Yankees
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
Holy shit the Blue Jays are terrifying.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Interesting
For me though, there are too many variables and it becomes confusing as to what is what. I don’t know what it says about me that I can make much more sense of the numbers than the faces – other than that I am a replicant.
Also, they all look like characters in Zelda: Wind Waker.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2010 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
This is weird but...
Does anyone else think the Yankees one kind of looks like Mariano Rivera?
A Suggestion
if you do this again, mouth style = win%
(and gracias for sharing something fun)
¡Viva los Gigantes!
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